Walter Hilgers

Walter Hilgers was born 1959 in Stol-
berg / Rheinland. As of 1995 he has
been Professor for chamber music
at the Franz Liszt Institute, Weimar.
In addition at the beginning of the
season 2007/08 Walter Hilgers has
become the Principal Guest Conductor
of the State Philharmonic Orchestra
Timisoara / Romania. In recent
years guest conductor engagements
led him in foreign countries of Europe
as well as South America and Asia.
After his successful debut at the Radio
Symphony Orchestra Bucharest in Feb-
ruary 2008 invitations to further con-

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certs followed: he will again conduct
the RSO as well as the Romanian Radio
Chamber Orchestra in the seasons
2008/ 2009 and 2009/2010.
In the following season he will give his
first appearance with the State Philhar-
monic Orchestra Sibiu / Hermannstadt
as well as the Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra.
After his studies at the Rheinland State
Institute of Music, Grenzland Institute
Aachen, he was engaged by the Dus-
seldorf Symphony Orchestra as their
tuba player and started teaching at
the Rheinland State Institute of Music,
Institute Robert Schumann, Dusseldorf.

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